Reading about fraud is always upsetting, but reading about charity fraud is downright infuriating.
When the already-impoverished nation of Haiti was struck by a devastating earthquake in 2010, people around the world opened their checkbooks to donate money to the reconstruction of the country. Among the recipients of these generous donations was the Red Cross, who pledged to help the people of Haiti get back on their feet with the millions of dollars given to them.
Yet five years after launching LAMIKA, a project named after a Creole acronym for “A Better Life In My Neighborhood” and meant to build hundreds of homes in Port-Au-Prince, only six homes have been built across the entire country, forcing citizens to continue dwelling in shacks without water, electricity or basic sanitation and regular flooding. In short, the Red Cross has delivered far less than it promised not just to it’s donors, but to the people it claimed it would help as well.
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Good will , have you seen what they charge in their thrift stores , I thought we were in Macy’s
I have never met a vet that liked the red cross
Money goes in CEO pockets
Ella Jernigan, be careful with your accusations against Trump, most of them are not true, you are objecting yourself to a lawsuit should he find out.
I do not and will never support the Red Cross.
I recorded and watched the debates , I am waiting for his campaign promise
And since this is about charities
The money sent overseas to feed the children ect , the same $1 donated to your local food bank will feed the same number of people , the same number of meals
My son was in Marines, and his wife was really sick. They would not help send him home. I had to send money for ticket.
I have my reservations about donating to most charities. They only have to give 10% of it by law and I am sure there are loopholes. I have been told by someone who’s uncle is an attorney that, getting the tax exempt/charitable status of these entities is difficult. I am beginning to think it depends on how much they are willing to give the crooked politicians that can make it happen.